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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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